Project Grant P120A200005

This $644,957 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 STEM Education) supports the design, implementation, and study of a novel STEM education curriculum focused on developing secondary students' abilities to reason through ambiguous and ethical challenges through design projects. The project, titled "Socially Transformative Engineering Pedagogy (STEP) for a Sustainable Future," aims to empower youth as transformative agents with the skills to negotiate...

The National Science Foundation awarded Sonoma State University a $155,788 project grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support active learning in introductory STEM courses with extended reality. The three-year award running from October 2021 through September 2024 will support the development and integration of extended reality learning modules into the university's introductory science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses. By incorporating augmented and virtual...

This $300,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA #47.076) will fund the development of an informal learning program and associated research study aimed at increasing interest in STEM careers among Black girls aged 10-12. The University of Georgia Research Foundation will receive funding to design and implement a summer camp exploring engineering, math, and physical science concepts. Participants will make connections between hands-on science...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $400,000 to New York University to develop informal learning resources in engineering for Black families. The project aims to broaden participation in engineering by creating at-home learning activities for children ages 6-10 in areas such as biological, civil, computer, electrical, environmental, and mechanical engineering. The resources will include video workshops for caregivers and a...

Sugarcube Systems, Inc. received a $256,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on September 1, 2021 to develop a personalized self-paced STEM education tool. The award was made under the NSF's Engineering program (CFDA #47.041), which seeks to improve engineering research and education quality and foster innovation. Through this funding, Sugarcube Systems will create software to deliver STEM curriculum in a customized, individually-paced manner. The tool is intended to make...

The National Science Foundation awarded The University of North Carolina at Pembroke a $226,438 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop six self-contained lab modules for securing self-driving networks. The modules will provide undergraduate students hands-on experience in attack investigation and analysis, vulnerability hunting, network data collection, protection techniques, risk assessment, and automated response. The university will organize workshops to...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $285,788 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to Seattle Central Community College to implement a research-based, week-long summer bridge program for incoming STEM students. The program aims to strengthen participants' STEM identity and improve retention by 50% through opportunities for authentic community-based research, cohort support, and faculty mentoring. The project will iteratively design, implement, and assess the...

This $298,351 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), will fund the development of a data sensing learning environment called DASLET to enhance middle school students' computational thinking skills. Over the four-year period from March 1, 2023 to February 28, 2027, the Rochester Institute of Technology will create an immersive virtual reality environment allowing...

The Rochester Institute of Technology was awarded a $671,070 project grant from the National Science Foundation under the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop online laboratories for computer science students. The three-year grant, awarded October 1, 2021 and set to be completed by September 30, 2024, will support the collaborative research project titled "Developing Online Laboratories for Computer Science Students to Learn How to Build Accessible Software and to Use...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $1,300,000 to the University of Virginia to develop low-cost, adaptable physical computing tools such as robots to provide equitable opportunities for elementary and middle school students to learn computer science (CS) skills and concepts. The project aims to investigate how these educational robots can help students develop CS understanding and executive functioning skills, while...